Spotify Release Info
Track: Half a Mile Away
Artist: Billy Joel
Album: 52nd Street
Artist Bio
Name: Billy Joel
Spotify Genres: soft rock
Followers: 7,326,145
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Biography
American singer/songwriter and pianist. Born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, and shortly thereafter moved to the Levittown section of Hicksville, Long Island, New York, where he started playing piano at age 4. In 1964, inspired by the Beatles, he formed his first band "The Echoes," which became "The Lost Souls" in 1965 and then "The Emerald Lords" in 1966. In 1967, he joined [a=The Hassles] and recorded two albums, which were not successful. Billy Joel and [a=Jon Small], the drummer of The Hassles, then formed the psychedelic duo [a=Attila (5)] and released one album without success. In 1971, Billy Joel started his solo career with the album "Cold Spring Harbour" and finally achieved fame in 1973 with his song "Piano Man." Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer)
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Discogs Release Info
Release: Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Year: 1978
Genres: Jazz, Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop Rock, Ballad, Latin Jazz